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8 results for POLEMIC from Modern Era puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Wed Sep 6, 2017	10D	Controversial argument	Daniel Raymon	Shortz
Thu Mar 30, 2017	11D	*Word after North or South	Lewis Rothlein	Shortz
Sat Nov 6, 2010	39A	Argumentative	Brad Wilber	Shortz
Fri Nov 28, 2003	40A	War of words	Brendan Emmett Quigley	Shortz
Sat May 24, 2003	41D	Contents of a political tract, maybe	Rich Norris	Shortz
Fri Apr 10, 1998	29A	Pre-election discourse	Manny Nosowsky	Shortz
Thu Jan 18, 1996	36A	Involving dispute	C. Deodene	Shortz
Wed Dec 29, 1993	34D	Political tract	Harvey Estes	Shortz

10 results for POLEMIC from pre-Shortz puzzles:

Date	Grid	Clue	Author	Editor
Sat Mar 6, 1982	42D	Controversial	Edward Marchese	Maleska
Sat Sep 1, 1979	37D	Controversial discussion	Mel Rosen	Maleska
Sat Oct 20, 1973	50A	Controversial	Unknown	Weng
Tue Jun 25, 1968	12A	Controversial discussion.	Unknown	Farrar
Wed Nov 2, 1960	43A	Argumentative.	Unknown	Farrar
Sun Jul 21, 1957	78A	Controversial.	Herbert Ettenson	Farrar
Wed Oct 17, 1956	15A	Involving controversy.	Joseph LaFauci	Farrar
Tue Mar 15, 1955	52A	Argument.	Morton Braun	Farrar
Sat May 23, 1953	42D	A controversial argument.	Charles E. Gersch	Farrar
Sun Apr 22, 1951	15A	Controversial argument.	Jack Luzzatto	Farrar

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